Festival 2024
LiF 2024 in Numbers
- Dates: April 19th-21st, 2024
- Number of Shows: 13 total, with 5 being brand new works
- Number of workshops: 4 total
- New Initiatives:
- Dedicated workshop day,
- Traffic light system (enables audience to selection their own interaction)
- Anonymised programming,
- Smaller workshop groups,
- Access Consultant,
- Bigger gaps between shows,
- Film Competition,
- Participation: 69 performers/teachers and 785 audience/workshop members
The festival was once again supported and hosted by the Unity Theatre and LJMU.
All the work presented was improvised and drew upon numerous art forms including clown, comedy, dance, drag, musical theatre, opera, storytelling, and theatre.
Liverpool has a long history of developing or hosting improvised work – Ken Campbell, Improbable theatre, HOOF!, The Improvathon, Showstoppers, Austentatious and MC Hammersmith, the list goes on. LiF aims to build annually on this proud legacy bringing the very best local, regional, national, and international improvised work to Liverpool audiences.
LiF 2024 film |
LiF 2024 - Art |
Click on links for show / workshop information + booking details
Day Tickets
Friday all access ticket (19/04/2024)
- 6 shows - £36 – 7 left of the 20 available per day (advance)
Saturday all access ticket (20/04/2024)
- 7 shows - £42 – SOLD OUT
Weekend all access ticket (19-20/04/2024)
- 13 shows - £78 - SOLD OUT
- 6 shows - £36 – 7 left of the 20 available per day (advance)
Saturday all access ticket (20/04/2024)
- 7 shows - £42 – SOLD OUT
Weekend all access ticket (19-20/04/2024)
- 13 shows - £78 - SOLD OUT
Individual Show tickets
70+ min shows (individual prices)
£10/£6 (Creative pool members) - free to join
40+ min shows (individual prices)
£7/£6 (Creative pool members) - free to join
£10/£6 (Creative pool members) - free to join
40+ min shows (individual prices)
£7/£6 (Creative pool members) - free to join
Friday the 19th of April
1:15pm-5:15pm |
Unity 1 |
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3pm |
Unity 2 |
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4pm |
Unity 2 |
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5pm |
Unity 2 |
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7:30pm |
Unity 2 |
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8:30pm |
Unity 1 |
Saturday the 20th of April
12pm |
Unity 1 |
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1:30pm |
Unity 2 |
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2:30pm |
Unity 2 |
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3:45pm |
Unity 2 |
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5:15pm |
Unity 2 |
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6:30pm |
Unity 2 |
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7:45pm |
Unity 1 |
Workshop tickets
Sunday (21/04/2024)
Two hour workshop £22.50 + booking fee (only 15 available)
Three hour workshop £32.50 + booking fee (only 15 available)
Two hour workshop £22.50 + booking fee (only 15 available)
Three hour workshop £32.50 + booking fee (only 15 available)
10am - 1pm |
LJMU - GREEN room |
Mark Pheonix |
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10am - 1pm |
LJMU - RED room |
Jodyanne FR |
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1:45pm-3:45pm |
LJMU - GREEN room |
Owen Scrivens |
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1:45pm-3:45pm |
LJMU - RED room |
Simone Ellul |
The Unity Theatre
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The Unity Theatre is located on:
1 Hope Place, Liverpool, L1 9BG Home - Unity Theatre (unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk) 0151 709 4988 Box Office Opening Hours Unity is open to the public 2 hours before show start time You are able to contact our box office at the following times: Via Phone: Mon – Fri, 10am – 5pm In Venue: 2 hours before show start time You can book tickets for our shows 24/7 using our website. The Joe H Makin Drama Centre is located on:
1 Hope Place, Liverpool, L1 9BG (next door to the Unity theatre) Entrance via Pilgrim street through large blue gates. Opening Hours: 9:30am-5pm Registration: workshop registration will take place in the foyer of the Drama Centre - we advise that you register at least 10 minutes before your workshop is due to start. Access needs: There are staff on hand to show you around. If you have specific access needs, please let us know in advance via email at [email protected] |
The Unity Theatre is a 15 minute walk from Lime street station (Mainline) and a ten minute walk from Central station (Merseyrail).
There are numerous small hotels within the area all of which are 5 minutes from the venue. There are numerous bars, coffee shops, cafes and restaurants near to the Unity theatre. There is on street pay & display parking around Hope Street. There are car parks on: – Renshaw Street (8 min walk) – Hanover Street (15 min walk) – Mount Pleasant (10 min walk) – Duke Street (10 min walk) – Lime Street Station (15 min walk) Please note that between 8am & 6pm it is residents only parking on Hope Place. If you are staying overnight these are a good resource for affordable accommodation.
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